Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (Manual 70%, Automation 30%)

About the role

Abstra, a nearshore tech talent services company, is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SSDET) for a 100% remote position in LATAM, with working hours based on the US Central-Eastern time zone. The role combines about 70% manual testing and 30% automation, in a high-energy team focused on rapid development and deployment pipelines.

Key responsibilities

• Identify test scenarios, acceptance criteria and performance benchmarks from functional and non-functional requirements.
• Guide the team in establishing a testing strategy based on the Test Pyramid.
• Create and maintain test documentation, test cases, scripts and reports.
• Build and maintain the test automation suite with production-level, SOLID and clean-code.
• Develop end-to-end test frameworks, suites and tools, and integrate automated tests into the continuous delivery pipeline.
• Run exploratory testing, execute automated tests for functionality, performance and scalability, and analyze test results.
• Identify, triage and document defects in JIRA or Bugzilla, run root cause analysis and help resolve complex issues.
• Assist with Agile scrum tasks such as writing stories and development and manual testing.

Required profile

• Strong experience as a software engineer, SDET, test automation engineer or equivalent, with a testing mindset.
• Experience in batch testing and big data testing.
• Experience in performance testing and API testing.
• Agile/Scrum experience; understanding of Agile Testing Quadrants, BDD, ATDD and TDD.
• Nice to have: BS/MS in CS or related field, CI tools (TeamCity, Jenkins), networking, CRM, financial services, Unix/Linux, cloud-based and mobile app automation testing.

Required skills

• Test frameworks with Playwright, Selenium or Cucumber.
• Automation scripts in C#, Java, Python, PowerShell, Perl or JavaScript.
• Database testing with Sybase, SQL Server or Oracle.
• Performance tools such as BlazeMeter, JMeter or Taurus.

What we offer

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• Professional growth opportunities and a collaborative environment.
• Compensation in USD and hardware and software setup.